Knuckle Sandwich - Bootlegger's Brewery

macrosmatic

Florida

4.69/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

A: Poured from a bomber into pint glass. Deep deep copper appearance (this is a "pale" ale?). Not a whole lot of head.

S: Caramel with background of citrus.

T: Very malt-forward for an IPA with caramel-sweet malts & orange/floral hops. Good carbonation, and hop bitterness lasts but the sweetness does also.

M: Medium mouthfeel, not too heavy.

O: I really like this, but not sure how old the bottle is - there's no bottle date or "Best by" at all. I'm wondering if it has some age on it & the hop flavor has been diminished somewhat? I would be very interested in trying a bottle I knew to be very fresh Overall still excellent either way, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2012 05:19:11 | More by macrosmatic

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-23-2013 01:21:25 | More by mikeincharleston

Keyportnick

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-23-2013 00:42:20 | More by Keyportnick

Envelopes

Ohio

4/5  rDev -7.6%

05-21-2013 05:44:41 | More by Envelopes

TallGuyCM

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.9%

05-21-2013 02:43:58 | More by TallGuyCM

drgonzo2k2

California

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-19-2013 23:22:03 | More by drgonzo2k2

tom10101

Quebec (Canada)

4/5  rDev -7.6%

05-19-2013 17:06:04 | More by tom10101

taospowder

New Mexico

4/5  rDev -7.6%

05-18-2013 13:33:29 | More by taospowder

Shogun730

California

5/5  rDev +15.5%

05-17-2013 21:29:43 | More by Shogun730

Rainblows

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -13.4%

05-16-2013 14:27:19 | More by Rainblows

Zbeetleman

California

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-16-2013 03:04:05 | More by Zbeetleman

TheRuss9585

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-14-2013 00:48:24 | More by TheRuss9585

Gamblor14

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -7.6%

05-11-2013 01:56:12 | More by Gamblor14

PHBoiler

Illinois

4/5  rDev -7.6%

05-09-2013 19:45:29 | More by PHBoiler

caguiar

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-09-2013 15:32:47 | More by caguiar

littlebeer

California

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-08-2013 08:13:11 | More by littlebeer

ObeMaltKinobee

California

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-08-2013 07:31:00 | More by ObeMaltKinobee

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-07-2013 23:53:35 | More by cadaugherty

smitty5245

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.9%

05-07-2013 16:39:20 | More by smitty5245

lonewolfcry

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev -1.8%

05-06-2013 19:12:28 | More by lonewolfcry

DrewShalvoy

California

4.75/5  rDev +9.7%

05-05-2013 16:06:36 | More by DrewShalvoy

CoolEthan

California

4/5  rDev -7.6%

05-04-2013 19:39:04 | More by CoolEthan

DovaliHops

California

3.29/5  rDev -24%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Awesome extra in a recent trade. Pours a hazy, mahogany color with a small, off-white head that disappears quickly. Scent is packed with tropical fruit, citrus hops, and more tropical aromas. Has a very sweet aroma with a pretty heavy malt backbone. The aroma is very nice on this one. Taste is interesting. It starts off with some lovely tropical fruit flavors...it kinda gets messy here. Flavor is VERY boozy and sweet. And it's very hard to get over this stage... The hops seem to have been very mute in this beer, and the booze and sweetness take over. I'm really hoping this is just an old or bad bottle, because I've heard great things and been wanting to try this for a very long time. Mouthfeel is nicely carbonated and slightly sticky. Drinkability is not very high. Overall, pretty disappointed in this one. Way too sweet and boozy. I can handle sweet and boozy IPAs if the hops are there to back it up, but they just weren't there. Wish they put dates on their bottles so I could see if this was just a really old bottle.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 08:41:56 | More by DovaliHops

ystazi

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +3.9%

05-04-2013 03:11:16 | More by ystazi

KHanz

California

4.5/5  rDev +3.9%

05-04-2013 01:54:04 | More by KHanz